Bag



2 Sheets-Shoot 1 BAG Feb. 24, 1925.

Feb. 24, 1925.

.J. E. SCHANK BAG Fild Oct, 17, 1922 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN YEA/70K:

Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

JOHN E, sonann, or cnroneo, ILLINOIS.

BAG.

Application filed October 17, 1822. Serial-No. 595,044.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN E. SCHANK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBags, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is. concerned with bags, and more especially with golf bags, and is concerned with a novel means for adjustingthe position of the handle relative to the top of the bag so as to make it more convenient for users of different statures and for carrying different weights of clubs.

It is further concerned with a novel; means for securing, preferably adjustably, the lower or both ends of the shoulder strap to the bag.

To illustrate my invention, 1 annex hereto two sheets of drawings, in which the same reference characters are used to designate identical parts in all the figures, of which,

Figs. 1 and Qare front and side elevations of a golf bag having my invention applied thereto;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail in section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4C is a section on the line 1-4 of Fig. 8; s

Fig; 5 is a section on the line 55 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged. detail in section on the line 6G of Fig.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the locking mechanism for the pocket, with the cover flap lifted;

Fig. 8 is a front elevation of a portion of said locking mechanism;

Fig. 9 is a view of the same as seen in section on the line 99 of Fig. 2, but on the same scale as Fig. 8; and

Fig. 10 is a detail in section substantially on the line 10-49 of Fig. 9.

In carrying out my invention as applied to a golf bag, ll may employ any desired construction of bag in which the flexible body portion 11 is suitably connected to the bottom 12 and the top 13 to make the customary semi-rigid structure. Instead of having the handle 14 and the shoulder strap 15 mounted thereon in the customary nonadjustable.manner, I provide the following novel construction:

On the front of the bag, I sew or otherwise secure the leather backing strip 16,

through all of them,

members having the circular base pieces 22,

are free to slide. up and down the slot so as to secure the desired position of adjustment for the handle 1 1. The. pair of clamping base pieces 22 are preferably secured rigidly together by being formed integral with the metal strip 23, tlnisreinforcing the handle structure. The members 18 and 19 may have the raised portions 2% in case it is desired to pass a strap about the bag at this. level. The upper clamping member takes the form of a ring 26, the aperture in the center being of the proper size to. fit over the stud 21, and said ring being provided with a pair of opposed apertures or recesses 27 adapted to receive the ends of the. loops 28 which can be sprung out of said apertures when the handle 14c is worn out and needs to be re placed by a new handle, it being of course understood that the ends of the handle. 1-1- are pivoted in the loops 28. The clamping member 26 has also a pair of opposed radially-extending apertures 29 in which is journaled the unreduced portions of the clamping shaft 30, which is preferably provided with a handle 31 by which it is manipulated. The central portion of the shaft is reduced at 32 where it passes through an aperture in the stud 21 as seenin Figs. 4: and 5, and this reduced portion, while circular in cross section, is eccentric to the body portion, so that when the shaft 30 is turned to the position shown at the lefthand end of Fig. 1-, the clamping base 22 is drawn up toward the clamping member 26 so as to grip tightly the intervening flanges of the members 18 and 19. hen the shaft 30 is turned over from the position shown at the left-hand end of Fig. 4: to that shown at the right-hand end, then the stud 21 and the attached base 22 are free to descend sufficiently to unclamp the bars 18 and 19 so that the clamping mechanism can he slid up and down on the bars 18 and 19 and the handle adjusted to any desired position, in

the plain. metal strip.

which it is secured by simply turning over the handles 31.

While I might make both ends of the shoulder strap 15 adjustable, I do not ordinarily find it desirable, so that the looped upper end 33 thereof can be passed about the reinforcing ring and through the aperture 34 in the customary manner. The effective lower end of the shoulder strap 15 is adjustably positioned on the same bars 18 and 19 by means of a similar clamping mechanism to that employed for the handle, the only difference being that the base member 22 is simply a disk, and beneath the clamping ring 26, I place the end of the shank 35 of the buckle 36, which is pivoted to-the end of the shank in a manner which will be readily understood by an examination of Fig. 6. I preferably employ a novel buckle construction throughout, which buckle consists of a sheet-metal piece generally oblong in outline, with a transverse aperture 37 therein wide enough to receive the strap, and beneath it a. much larger aperture 38, a part of the material of which has been turned down to form the ears 39 in which the shank is pivoted, as seen in Fig. 6. With the adjustment shown, it will be obvious that the effective length of the shoulder strap 15 can be varied as desired by adjusting it in the buckle, and the position of the effective end can be varied as desired by adjustin the position of the buckle relative to the slotted pieces by which it is supported.

My novel pocket mechanism is best shown in Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, where it will be seen that I rivet to the body material 11 just above the open end of the pocket 40, which otherwise may be of an ordinary construc tion, the spring strip 41 and the metal strip 42, preferably by the single set of rivets 43. The spring strip 41 has riveted in the center thereof the metal lug- 44, which has a flat top, on which rests the inverted T-shaped end 45 of the locking eye 46, which may be conveniently stamped up from a piece of sheet metal. The eye is supported in place, either iii the erect, full-line position shown in Fig. 10, or in the turned-down position shown in dotted lines, by the eyelet 47, which is circular in its general outline, with its outer portion of a rather flattened, truin cated conical shape, while in its center is the oblong elevation 48 adapted to accommodate the T-shaped end 45 in either position, the shank passing through the aperture 49 formed in the eye, which aperture, for convenience of construction, preferably extends clear to the circumference, but with the outer portion 50 substantially narrowed so as to form shoulders co-operating with the shank. The central portion of the strip 42 is enlarged to form the circular portion 51, and said portion is given the flattened conical shape shown to co-operate with the eye 47, said central portion being of course provided with the aperture 52 through which the raised portion 48 of the eye extends. With the construction shown, it will be obvious that the eye can in its upright position, be rotated through a complete circle, as well as in its turned-down position, although in said turned-down position it does not need to be rotated. The top of the pocket 40, which is preferably reinforced by the leather binding 53, has riveted thereon the metal locking strip. 54, which is provided with the slot 55 so located and shaped that when the strip 54 is brought toward the strip 42, the ring of the eye 46 will pass through said slot 55, and where the bag is in use, it is secured simply by turning the eye 46 to the position shown in Fig. 7, where it prevents any possible opening of the pocket so as to allow the balls to escape accidentally, and thus furnishes an insurance that if any balls are missing at the end of the round, the caddy is responsible for their actual removal, as they cannot escape accidentally. hen the round is completed, the padlock 56 has its hasp 57 slipped through the ring of the eye 46, and the bag can be sent to the shop with the certainty that none of the balls will be surreptitiously removed while in the shop and before the next game.

While I might make the eye simply rotatable without the ability to turn it down as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 10, I prefer to so pivot it, as I have found by experience that the eye sticking out straight is somewhat of an obstacle when the hand is thrust down into the pocket to reach balls in the bottom thereof, whereas it does not interfere when it is turned down.

lVhile I have herein shown and described my novel locked pocket invention, I do not herein claim the same, as I have claimed the same in my divisional application No. 749.- 828, filed November 14, 1924.

WVhile I have shown and described my in vention as embodied in the form which i at present consider best adapted to carry out its purpose, it will be understood that it is capable of modifications, and that I do not desire to be limited in the interpretation of the following claims except as may b:- necessitated by the state of the prior art lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In a bag, the combination with a body, of a handle permanently attached to the body, and means for moving said handle relatively to the body and securing it in any desired one of several positions.

2, In a bag, the combination with a body portion, of rigid strip extending longitudinally thereof, a handle permanently attached to the body through the strip and movable longitudinally thereof, and means for quickly securing the handle in any desired position on the strip.

3. In a bag, the combination with a body portion, of a rigid strip extending longitudinally thereof, a shoulder strap secured at one end of the bag, and means permanently attached to the body through the strip but movable longitudinally thereof for quickly securing the other end of the shoulder strap to any desired position on the strip.

4. In a bag, the combination with a body portion, of a rigid strip extending longitu- (linally thereof, a handle, a shoulder strap secured at one end to the bag, said handle being permanently secured to the body through the strip but movable longitudinally thereof, and means for quickly securing the handle and the other end of the shoulder strap in any desired position on the strip.

5. In a bag, the combination with a body, of a rigid strip secured theeto along the bag, and a shoulder strap secured at one end to the bag and provided at its other end with means permanently secured to the body tl'irough the strip for securing itto the strip in any desired position of adjustment.

6. In a bag, the combination with a body portion, of a rigid strip extending longitudinally thereof, a handle, and means for quickly securing the handle in any desired position on the strip, said means consisting of a pair of overhanging flanges spaced away from each other and from the strip, clamping members above and below the flanges, the handle being attached to the clamping members above the flanges, and means for drawing the clamping members toward and from each other.

7. In a bag, the combination with a body portion, of a rigid strip extending longitudinally thereof, a handle, and means for quickly securing the handle in any desired position on the strip, said means consist-mg of a pair of overhanging flanges spaced away from each other and from the strip, clamping members above and below the flanges, the handle being attached to the clamping members above the flanges, and means for drawing the clamping members toward and from each other, the lower clamping members having studs extending upwardly between the flanges, and the upper elampin g members sliding on said studs, and pins passed through the studs and the upper clamping members and having eccentric portions co-operating with the studs.

8. In a bag, the combination with a body portion, of a rigid strip extending longitudinally thereof, a handle, and means for quickly securing the handle in any desired position on the strip, said means consisting of a pair of. overhanging flanges spaced away from each other and from the strip, clamping members above and below the flanges,

the handle being attached to the clamping members above the flanges, and means for drawing the clamping members toward and from each other, the lower clamping members being connected by a rigid bar.

9. In a bag, the combination with the body, oi a rigid strip carried thereby having a pair oi overhanging flanges spaced away from each other and from the strip, a clamping member with its body below the flanges and having a stud extending up between them with an aperture therethrough, an upper clamping member sliding on the stud and having apertures therethrough aligned with the aperture in the stud, and a rotatable pin extending through said apertures, the part co-operating with the stud being eccentric to the part co-operating with the upper clamping member.

10. In a bag, the combination with the body, of a rigid strip carried thereby having a pair oi' overhanging flanges spaced away from each other and from the strip, a clamping member with its body below the flanges and having a stud extending up between them with an aperture therethrough, an upper clamping member sliding on the stud and having apertures therethrough aligned with the aperture in the stud, a rotatable pin extending through said apertures, the part co-operating with the stud being eccentric to the part co-operating with the upper clamping member, and an open metallic loop having its ends entering into intermediate recesses in the upper clamping member.

11. In av bag, the combination with the body, of a rigid strip carried thereby having a pair of overhanging flanges spaced away from each other and from the strip, a clamping member with its body below the flanges and having a stud extending up between them with an aperture therethrough, an upper clamping member sliding on the stud and having apertures therethrough aligned with the aperture in the stud, a rotatable pin extending through said apertures, the part co-operating with the stud being eccentrio to the part co-operating with the upper clamping member, a buckle shank between the upper clamping member and the flanges and having an aperture through which the stud passes, and a buckle body pivoted to the shank.

12. In a bag, the combination with the body, ot a rigid strip carried thereby having a pair of overhanging flanges spaced away from each other and from the strip, a clamping member with its body below the flanges and having a stud extending up between them with an aperture therethrough, an upper clamping member sliding on the stud and having apertures therethrough aligned with the aperture in the stud, a rotatable pin extending through said apertures, the part co-operating with the stud being eccentrio to the part oo-operating with the upper depending downward "from near the center ehunping member, a buckle shank between thereof.

the upper clamping member and the flanges In Witness whereof I have hereunto set and having an aperture through which the my hand this 9th day of October, 1922.

stud passes, and a buckle body pivoted to JOHN E. SCI-IANK.

the shank, said body consisting of a loop "Vitness:

with a transverse bar near one end and ears JOHN OWARD MCELROY. 

